Method of finishing cake



Nov. 12, 1940; J, MacN IANUS 2,220,971

METHOD O FINISHING CAKE Fil ed Feb. 13, 1939 a. WWW W 7 Z i W 5 11 n INVENTOR 10/171 flan/411ml;

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 12, 1940 e PATENT. oFi-l IME'IHOD F FINISHING CAKE John MacManus, Yonkers, N. Y., assignor to Ouch man's Sons Ina, New York, N. Y., a corporation I of New York Application February '13, 1939, Serial No. 256,121

3 Claims or frosting on the cylindrical sides thereof be- I cause of its tendency to run. If the icing on the sides of the cake runs, it will be appreciated that the neat appearance is spoiled and hence the cake becomes unsalable. Another advantage of omitting icing or frosting on the sides is that the cake itself as well as the filling between the layers may be 'seen by the purchaser.

One object of my invention is to build a plurality of cake layers in a container, preferably made-of transparent material, placing one layer on topvof another with filling material between,

and icing oif the top of the completed cake; during the operation of spreading the filling between the layers, and the icing on top of the cake, the

.collar or container prevents the filling and icing from'beingpushed over onto the sides and it keeps the perimeter of the layers of icing and filling sharp and well defined. This adds greatly to the neatness and hence salability of the product. When the cake is built up without any collar or container it takes even a skilled baker longer to get the filling or icing to the same transverse dimensions of the layers.

the filling and icing is easily and more quickly accomplished even by unskilled workers when done in my collar or container.

After the cake has been built up and finished,

the collar has the further advantage of protecting the cake from dust, moisture or dryness when it is handled, shipped and displayed to the cus tomer. The collar or container, which can he easily slipped ofi when desired, may be made of a transparent material; this gives the further advantage that the purchaser may view the cake material and filling.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a tilted view of a transparent 'con- 0 tainer or collar showing the bottom layer inserted but before any filling has been spread on .the top thereof. Fig. 2 isthe same as Fig. 1 except that the filling has been spread-on the top of the bottom 5; layer and top layer has been inserted but no The shaping of icing or frosting has been spread on the top of the cake. I

Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 2 except that the leing or frosting has been spread ,on the top of the top layer.

Fig. 4' shows a slightly modified form of the collar or container in sectional elevation.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a further modification showing the collar split and the ends thereof" separated. v

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the modification shown'in Fig. 5 but with'the ends of the collar fastened togethen In the drawing, I0 is the cylindrical collar or container preferably made of flexible transparent'material but my invention is not so limited for'I contemplate using material which is inflexible or opaque as well. The material of the collar shouldhowever, be of such a stiffness-that the collar will not collapse while the cake is being built up and finished within, in the manner hereinafter described.

In finishing the cake, a previously baked lower layer l I, which is cylindrical in shape, is inserted into the collar In from the top and slid down so that its bottom surface is approximately flush with the bottom of the collar. The layer should be of such a diameter that it will fit fairly snugly into the surrounding collar In for the latter acts as a shipping and handling container as well as for the function now to be described; however, the fit should not be too snug for when the cake is wanted for use it must be slid out of the surrounding collar. On the top I2 of bottom layer Ii, filling i4 is spread as shown in Fig. 2. Thefilling may be quickly and evenly spread by an unskilled workman without danger of its being pushed over the edge of layer II for it is confined and embraced at its circumferential edge by the surrounding collar Hi. In this way the diameter of the filling It will be the same as the diameter of the layer I I, giving to the finished cake that neat appearance which is so necessary to make articles of this class salable.- After the filling It has been spread, another cake layer l3, cylindrical in shape and of the same diameter as bottom layer II, is inserted in the collar I0 and slid down on top of said filling, leaving a cylindrical space l8 for the frosting or icing as shown in Fig. 2. Thereafter frosting or icing I5 is spread on the top side of layer I 3, as shown in Fig. 3, and scraped level with the upper edge of the collar l0, thus completing the cake. If no icing is desired on top the cake. thisstep may be omitted. r

From the above description it is apparent that the completed cake is in the form or a well nigh perfect cylinder. The layers II and II are baked in cylinders oi the same diameter and enclosed in the collar It of approximately the same diameter; boththeiclng liandfilling llareconfined and supported by said collar. The surrounding collar gives sharply defined edges to both the icing and filling, which is most desirable for neatness, even when they. are spread therein rapidly and by unskilled workmen. In fact it has been found in practice that when cakes are made without icing on the side in the normal manner without any surrounding collar, even with skilled bakers it takes much longer to even approximate the neat appearance which is so quickly and easily obtained by my method oi.

making cakes of this class. The saving of time and expense in finishing layer cakes of this class is immense when many thousands are made at the same time.

After the cake has been completed in the collar as described. it is then shipped and displayed, the collar serving as a container during shipment and later as a display device, if transparent. Furthermore, the collar acts to keep the sides of the layers H and I2 and the filling from drying during the period between making and using, while allowing the icing or frosting l5 to harden in the usual manner.

Whenever it is desired to take the cake out of the collar or container It the latter is grasped lightly by both hands and shaken and the cake slips out.

Fig. 4 shows the collar l empty but beaded outwardly at IS and beaded inwardly at IT. These headings are not shown in Figs. 1-3 and while not necessary to the practice of my invention yet are in some cases helpful. Top beading I6 is curled outwardly so as not to interfere with the insertion of the layers I l and I3 and the spreading of icing I 5 when the cake is being built up; This beading serves as a grasping ledge when the cake is being shaken out of collar III for use. The other or bottom beading I1 is curled inwardly and projects inwardly sufiiciently to impede the cake against slipping out of the collar Ill during shipment or ordinary handling. When this lower bead is used, the cake is pushed from the bottom out through the top of the collar. A disc of oiled paper or othersultable material is made to adhere to the bottom of the cake so that pressure can be exerted thereon without spoiling the appearance of the cake. While, as stated, the container It may be made oi. various materials, I have found that transparent celluloid is quite satisfactory.

As a further modification I contemplate that the collar ll may be split as shown in Figs. 5and 6, so that the ends'may be separated and the collar removed from the finished cake, instead of sliding the cake out of the collar. as previously described. For fastening the ends oi the split collar I provide on one end thereoi the tongue I! which is inserted in slit 20, on the other, from the outside of the collar as shown in Fig 6 and pulled through, and then threaded from the inside through slit 22 and pulled through. The free end of the tongue is is then doubled over and inserted in the slit ii from the outside thus holding the two ends of collar ll together while in use. When it is desired to open the collar for removal, the free end of the loop of tongue I9 is seized and pulled out oi slit 2i and the tongue may be easily slipped out of slits 22 and 20 and the collar removed from the cake. There are other i'astenings which are known in other arts by which the ends of the split collar may be held together.

While I have described a layer cake oi. two layers in height and cylindrical in form, yet I contemplate using my invention in the making of cakes made up of any number of layers and of any shape, such as oval, triangular, square, oblong and the like. I use the words filling and "icing as commonly employed, 1. e., filling is the material between layers and icing is the material on top oi. the upper cake layer.

I claim:

1. In the manuiacture of layer cake, the method of assembling a multi-layer cake and applying filling between layers and icing on top, which comprises placing in an embracing container a previously baked cake layer peripherally shaped to fit said container, then applying filling thereto and by the embracing container retaining all applied filling on top of the cake layer, and thereafter repeating the foregoing steps until the cake is completed with filling between all layers and icing upon the top of the top layer.

2. In the manufacture of cake having a plurality of layers with intermediate filling material, the steps of disposing within and at the lower part of a collar of wrapping material, a previously baked layer of cake material having peripheral shape and dimensions to fit said collar snugly, applying filling material to said layer while in the collar, disposing another like layer within the collar and on top of said layer of filling material, applying further filling material to the top of said second layer to complete the cake, and maintaining said collar in place while handling the cake for delivery.

3. In the manufacture of layer cake according to claim 1 including the further step of afiording vertical support to the finished cake by supporting from below the marginal edge of the lowermost layer whereby the cake is prevented from slipping out of the container during handling and shipping.

JOHN MACMANUS. 

